It's back, fellow tragics! The Test cricket season has begun, and while we'd like to have woken up today to find out the first day's play was just a bad dream, even getting rolled on day one can't dampen our excitement for a big summer of leather on willow all around the nation.If there is one thing that makes it worth the trip to the ground instead of just living with Richie Benaud and the gang on TV, it's the wildlife. The lovely ladies catching plenty of sun, the beer snakes, the wave, and the oddball tragics wearing watermelon hats.
Here we've collected some highlights of the wildlife you can find right around the country, from the cruisy style of the WACA to the Bradman Stand at the SCG. Which ground would you make your home if you could stay and play for the full five days?
Cricket Fans - Bird Watching
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 14: Australian fan Samantha Holt in costume during the third test December 14, 2006, in Perth, Australia. The Ashes are the most coveted prize in world test cricket, played only between England and Australia. The series is named after a satirical obituary first published in The Sporting Times in 1882 following the match at The Oval in England, in which Australia beat England at home for the first time. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and the body would be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. The English media dubbed the next English tour to Australia in 1882-83 as the quest to regain The Ashes. The Ashes are signified by small terracotta urn which was presented to the England captain Ivo Bligh by a group of Melbourne women during the 1882-83 tour. The contents of the urn are reported to be the ashes of a bail, a part of the stumps. The tiny and fragile urn however is not used as a trophy for the Ashes series, but rather a crystal replica is presented to the winning team. Despite which side holds the Ashes title, the urn remains in the MCC Museum at Lord's in England. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: An Australian fan watches the action during day three of the second Ashes Test Match between Australia and England at the Adelaide Oval on December 3, 2006 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 26: A fan celebrates during the first day of the Boxing Day test match between Australia and Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground December 26, 2004 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Sean Garnsworthy/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 27: Two Australian Fans cheer during day two of the Second Test between Australia and South Africa played at the MCG on December 27, 2005 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 11: Cricket fans pose for a photo during the Twenty20 International match between Australia and New Zealand held at the WACA December 11, 2007 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 26: A general view of fans during the First day of the Boxing Day test match between Australia and Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground December 26, 2004 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Sean Garnsworthy/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 26: An Australian fan looks on during day one of the Boxing Day test, 3rd test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 26, 2003 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Sean Garnsworthy/Getty Images)
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 25: Australian fans enjoy themselves during day three of the first Ashes Test Match between Australia and England at The Gabba on November 25, 2006 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 01: Australian fans celebrate on "The Hill" at the Adelaide Oval cricket ground during the second Ashes test December 1, 2006 in Adelaide, Australia. The Ashes are the most coveted prize in world test cricket, played only between England and Australia. The series is named after a satirical obituary first published in The Sporting Times in 1882 following the match at The Oval in England, in which Australia beat England at home for the first time. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and the body would be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. The English media dubbed the next English tour to Australia in 1882-83 as the quest to regain The Ashes. The Ashes are signified by small terracotta urn which was presented to the England captain Ivo Bligh by a group of Melbourne women during the 1882-83 tour. The contents of the urn are reported to be the ashes of a bail, a part of the stumps. The tiny and fragile urn however is not used as a trophy for the Ashes series, but rather a crystal replica is presented to the winning team. Despite which side holds the Ashes title, the urn remains in the MCC Museum at Lord's in England. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 23: The Fanatics (Australian fans) celebrate at the Gabba cricket ground during the first Ashes test November 23, 2006 in Brisbane, Australia. The Ashes are the most coveted prize in world test cricket, played only between England and Australia. The series is named after a satirical obituary first published in The Sporting Times in 1882 following the match at The Oval in England, in which Australia beat England at home for the first time. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and the body would be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. The English media dubbed the next English tour to Australia in 1882-83 as the quest to regain The Ashes. The Ashes are signified by small terracotta urn which was presented to the England captain Ivo Bligh by a group of Melbourne women during the 1882-83 tour. The contents of the urn are reported to be the ashes of a bail, a part of the stumps. The tiny and fragile urn however is not used as a trophy for the Ashes series, but rather a crystal replica is presented to the winning team. Despite which side holds the Ashes title, the urn remains in the MCC Museum at Lord's in England. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)